Re: auto fixing mispelled words

Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: > On 11/3/18 5:46 AM, paolo m. wrote: >> I am not able to 'learn' how not to make typos. Do you? > > I learn not to make _specific_ typographical errors, and the facility > that you request would only deal with sets of specific errors.

Re: tikz pictures rendering

Joel Kulesza wrote: > Paolo, > > Can you please provide MWE (https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample > )? If so, I'll take a closer > look. Here included my test file. I have to correct my observations here (probably my tikz command, a few hours ago, w

tikz pictures rendering

Hi all, ​I don't know if this a lyx software issue or a tikz programming issue (i am rather new to tikz) I would like to lower a bit the circle in the 'in line' command: \tikz \draw (0,-9pt) circle (4pt); so that the circle appear shifted a little lower, with respect to the text line it is i

Re: weird language management

Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: > On 10/22/2018 03:38 AM, Pol wrote: >> >> Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: >> >>> On 10/21/2018 11:48 AM, Paolo M wrote: >>>> >>>> I have noti

Re: auto fixing mispelled words

Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: > On 10/22/2018 04:16 AM, Pol wrote: >> >> A possible improvement of the spellchecker facility: Common, typical >> mispellings made by authors could be istantaneously autocorrected by >> lyx, by checking a s

auto fixing mispelled words

A possible improvement of the spellchecker facility: Common, typical mispellings made by authors could be istantaneously autocorrected by lyx, by checking a suitable list maintained by authors themseves. p.

Re: weird language management

Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: > On 10/21/2018 11:48 AM, Paolo M wrote: >> >> I have noticed that spellchecker does not work, if an alternative >> language has been given. >> Is that a bug? > > Do you have a vocabulary loaded for the alternative language? Not to my

Sharpness of lyx characters

screen characters in lyx on hp-elitebook x360, appear unclear, i would say that 'ink density' is not uniform. No change switching to different fonts. All applications display clear characters, except LyX Lyx runs on opensuse leap 15 / plasma Any hints? thank you paolo m.

Re: Indenting in verse style

Daniel wrote: > > I am not sure which is correct (the lyx work area or the code > generated). Basically, you need an extra empty line below the > environment. I seem to remember that LyX originally added such empty > lines but it was removed due to bug > https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/9055. Ma

Indenting in verse style

The following text, in verse style, is correctly indented on my lyx screen, but the pdf is not well rendered, the last line not being aligned with first one: Given that 1. prop 1 2. prop 2 3. prop 3 then prop 4 must follow. Here included my lyx test file. Is that a bug? thank you paolo

Re: read_only view of lyx doc

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > Le 24/01/2018 à 13:45, Pol a écrit : >> I would like to view my lyx document in read only mode, so as not to >> modify it by mistake, by pressing keys, restoring the original read- >> write privileges, before closing. >> A kind a lyx &#

read_only view of lyx doc

I would like to view my lyx document in read only mode, so as not to modify it by mistake, by pressing keys, restoring the original read- write privileges, before closing. A kind a lyx 'command mode', as in the 'vi' text editor, provided with a few comamnd keys di move cursor across my document.

live links?

I would like to use a special lyx doc of mine as a mind map. To that aim, opening other files by clicking on the relevant hyperlink on that lyx file, would be very convenient. Is that possible? thank you paolo

Previewing tikz

Tikz graph cannot be previewed, when inserted into a mini page, although it is correctly displayed in the PDF viwew Tikz graph not in mini page is correctly previewed in lyx. Any ideas? thank you Pol

slides with line control and audio track

I would like to create slides with the following features: - slide gradually reveals successive lines of text - audio track can be played in sync with the video Your suggestions are welcome thank you ---P

Re: importing 0.12

rgheck wrote: > > You don't need to switch to kde4 to run 1.6.x. You just need the Qt4 > libraries. Aren't those available for hardy? They will happily co-exist > with the Qt3 libraries that kde3 uses. If you're using alternate > encodings, unicode, etc, it is well worth the upgrade. And

Re: importing 0.12

rgheck wrote: > On 10/23/2009 01:12 PM, Pol wrote: > It should just work: Just open the file in LyX. If that doesn't work, > then the lyx2lyx conversion script is failing. You can try to run it > from outside LyX, if you wish. You'll find it (on Linux) at > /usr/share

importing 0.12

I would import an old 0.12 lyx file into 1.4.5 Any suitable script? Thank you --P

Re: format conversion

Vincent van Ravesteijn wrote: > lyx -e lyx14x file.lyx > Thank you. That allowed me to write down a zsh script to convert files into *.lyx14 then to move them into a special directory, after having been renamed *.lyx again. ---P - enc #!/bin/zsh (lyx-e lyx14x *lyx &&

format conversion

Is it possible to convert a lyx doc from 1.6 to 1.4 by a commnd line instruction? My attempts starting from 'lyx -e "LyX 4.3.x"' followed by a number of variations, all failed. Thank you ---P

Re: customizing the extra spaces

ing->Horizontal Space" with a given parameter, to enter a space with pre-defined length. Is that possible? ---Pol

customizing the extra spaces

Is it possible to change the mark for extra space (ctrl-space)? How to change its color as well, independently from the TeX code color? I would that mark less visible. Thank you ---p

RE: collecting items

Micha Feigin wrote: > If it's lyx or latex documents you can just copy and paste. Lyx will work > as is. Latex math you need to either paste into an existing math block or > paste as normal text, then select the math parts and press Ctrl-M to > create a math block of the text. Yes, they are all l

collecting items

Often i have to pick up math questions from several previously made documents to build up a new one (homework, test, other deliverables). I would like to hear about your suggestions to effectively accomplish such task. Thank you ---P

xy-pic polyline

I need to draw a picture without characters at corners. I think i should call the polyline command, but i can't find any easy example to learn how to use it. Any hints? Thank you ---P

Re: xy-pic oddities

Paul A. Rubin wrote: > FWIW, I pasted your three arrow code into a new document in LyX (with > \usepackage[all]{xy} in the preamble), and instant preview displayed it > with three arrow heads but only one arrow (the middle one). I also > threw in another math inset with an integral, and instan

xy-pic oddities

While the single arrow in command \xymatrix{A \ar[r] B} is displayed by lyx, three arrow graph in command \xymatrix{ & & p,a & \\ p \ar[r] \ar[ur] \ar[dr] & & p,n & \\ & & p,e & } is undisplayed (yet correctly printed out) Any ideas? Any matrix or array specifications needed in the preamble? than

nicer matrix delimiters?

Any suggestions to change matrix delimiters, other than square or standard round brackets? I would like straight round brackets. thank you -Pol

Re: formatting 'smallest' font

Rudi van der Linde wrote: > It seems like "underbar" is causing the problem. Don't know why though. > Yes, so it seems I am using lyx 1.4.5. Same result with 1.6.1? --P

formatting 'smallest' font

Here included a test file, where a line in 'smallest' font cannot be formatted into a table. Any ideas? Thank you --Pol test-table-formatting.lyx Description: application/lyx test-table-formatting.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document

Re: math font

Konrad Hofbauer wrote: > Increase the Screen DPI value (you have to restart LyX for this setting > to take effect), or disable Math Previews (also in the preferences). > I have set 'instant preview' to 'no math' thank you --P

Re: math font

Konrad Hofbauer wrote: > Play with the the 'Zoom %' and 'Screen DPI' values in the Preferences > under Screen fonts. Strangely enough, math font is the correct size as cursor is within the math area (here font size changes according to preferences), yet it takes back its small, fixed size, as cur

math font

Math font is displayed by lyx (linux) smaller than the normal text (although printing is fine). How to adjust the math font size? Thank you -- Pol

back reference to page

I would like to crossreference to the page a tagged item is in. Any hints? Thank you -- Pol

Re: word wrap and \use_geometry

es containing math expressions not being properly wrapped up? > >> I do not remember what the use of the \use_geometry option and how it can >> be >> set off from the lyx interface. I > > Just check > Document>Settings|Margins|default margin thanks -- Pol

word wrap and \use_geometry

face. I I have just found that, as \use_geometry is set 'false' by editing the lyx character text file, word wrapping is ok. Is that a bug? Should \use_geometry be set to 'false' by default? Thank you -- Pol

Re: pictures into the lyx file

Paul A. Rubin wrote: > Pol wrote: >> Paul A. Rubin wrote: >> >>> Pol wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Is there a way to include pictures, I mean simple geometric pictures, >>>> into a lyx file? >>>> Metapost or something

Re: pictures into the lyx file

Paul A. Rubin wrote: > Pol wrote: >> >> >> Is there a way to include pictures, I mean simple geometric pictures, >> into a lyx file? >> Metapost or something like that could be used? >> > > Would either tikz or xy-pic do what you have in mind? >

pictures into the lyx file

Is there a way to include pictures, I mean simple geometric pictures, into a lyx file? Metapost or something like that could be used? Thank you -- Pol

numbers of numbered lists

s, in this regard? Thank you --- Pol

typewriter font

I would like my typewriter font to be smaller, by default, than the standard text size, Any hints? thank you -- Pol

getting page

I would like to get straightforwardly pages where to apply corrections that i have made to the printed on paper version of my document. Is there a way to display pagination? thank you --

Re: cannot find styles (ms-windows)

m the internet. Finally > > - run MiKTeX's update program that you find in the start menu Running MikTex update did the trick - thank you -- Pol

cannot find styles (ms-windows)

ows? Thank you -- Pol

RE: symbols rendering

Daniel CLEMENT wrote: > latex-xft-fonts Thank you, that was the case. Problem solved. -- Pol

symbols rendering

On the linux/kubuntu laptop of a friend of mine, some latex symbols (e.g, \pm, \alpha, etc) are not rendered in lyx, although they correctly printed out to pdf. Any ideas about what is wrong in the Lyx or X configuration? Thank you -- Pol

importing a database

I would like to import a whole database into a lyx table, to edit before printing. Specifically, i am using tellico as database, but any solution is welcome. I know i can export as bibtex, but how to import into a table? thank you -- Pol

shortcut to screen font?

Is it possible to set shortcut to change my screen font size? thanks Pol

Re: lyx-certification and mailing list

lling to write a set of very > complete document classes for the students, OpenOffice would be a much > better tool for students to do their exercises. Is this conclusion that would follow exclusively from choice n.2, am i correct? thank you -- Pol

lyx-certification and mailing list

the effort to form an authoritative committee to set up a syllabus, to assess student skills. Any suggestions about italian possible members? I am also considering to open an italian lys-users mailing list. Any comments and support is welcome. thank you -- Pol

lyx and cas

hints? Thank you -- Pol

Re: inline cross referencing

Uwe Stöhr wrote: > pol schrieb: >> I would like to cross reference item of a numbered list that is part of >> the inline text, standard mode. > You mean like in the attached file? I knew that possibilty, thank you. Sometimes it is convenient to include an enumerated list in

inline cross referencing

I would like to cross reference item of a numbered list that is part of the inline text, standard mode. First, i think, a method for including enumeration in line should be used. Is that possible? Thank you -- Pol

hiding labels

Is it possible to hide labels? Since labels are not part of the document, it would makes sense to toggle them off, when not needed. Pol

Re: fractions in display style - math.bind

> Thank you, i am following your suggestions, but found an issue. Although personal.bind contains \bind_file math.bind in its last lines, file math.bind is not read by lyx. Any ideas? thank you -- Pol

lyx users small meeting

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you Pol

Re: fractions in display style

formula with three identical > fractions. > Article class, but lyx 1.4.5 \[ is marked as 'bad math environment delimiter' in 1.4 so i cannot check your test -- Pol

fractions in display style

-- POl

pronuciation

Out of curiosity, should Lyx be pronounced 'lyk', as in TEX? What is the origin of the name? thank you -- Pol

Re: mail archives?

Paul A. Rubin wrote: > pol wrote: >> Where can one dowload the archives of this mailing list? >> > http://search.gmane.org/ to search the archives, or click the 'Reading' > link on the left to browse them. > Yes, but how to download a whole set of messages

mail archives?

Where can one dowload the archives of this mailing list? thank you Pol

margin notes and comments

What is the best way to set the default format for margin notes (font size, line spacing, paragraph settings, foreground and background color) ? Any hints to convert margin notes to comments (that are not printable) and viceversa? thank you -- Pol

Re: LyX Icons

> Thanks, Steve. It will seem pretty simple to people on this list, but > I'll let you know when/where. It should be available in a couple of > weeks. Downloads free, paper version around USD10. Which editor on paper? I would be available to contribute the italian version, if you agree -- Pol

customunizing classes

I would like to customize the 'article' class so as to use smaller fonts for sections and subsections. Any hints? Any utilities to ease tasks of that kind? thank you -- Pol

1.5rc1 and kde session

result? thank you -- Pol

margins change by decimal values

een set, editing the same doc by lyx, in the LANG='it' environment do not change margins in the final pdf form, but only the integer part is displayed in the document settings panel, while trying to change the decimal part of margins is ineffective. Any idea? thank you -- Pol

accented characters

Hi, The command \jobname in the preamble does not print accented characters of the file name. how to fix? thank you -- Pol

enumerating lines of code

I would like to automatically enumerate blocks of lines of code, that is lines formatted as 'lyx code'. Enumeration should be carried through all the blocks in the document. Any hints? thank you Pol

Re: LyX version 1.5.0 (beta 1) is released - kde themes

h the theme (baghira) of my kde desktop. Any hints? Thank you -- Pol

nth roots

Is there a way to render roots of any order by entering latex command, without resorting to the math panel? Simply entering \sqrt[n]{a} does not work as expected. thank you -- Pol

keyboard bindings

Hi all, What is the most common way to get accented characters using a us-keyboard? Example items from your file will be welcome. thank you for your help -- pol

lyx on smartphones?

Any suggestions about smartphones (cell phones, like motorola with the linux o.s. or nokia with the symbian o.s.) where it would be possible to install lyx (without latex)? Thank you -- pol

Re: Filename in document

name The you have to switch to document->settings->page layout->'fancy' Here included an example of footer and header i often use. Note that here also page numbers are printed out, -- pol ---inc \usepackage{lastpage} \usepackage{fancyhdr} \lhead{ \footnotesize {\bf \

renaming section numbering

I have renamed section numbering as the following (rather long) string: {Title \arabic{section}:} In the table of contents, section 'numbers' appear overlappped to section names. See enclosed test file. Is that a bug? Any hints to fix that? Thank you -- Pol enc

Re: auto indenting

Switching to the lyx.devel list. pol wrote: > I have noticed that inner level text lines do not auto indent. > E.g., as a new line is entered at the second level 'itemize' environment, > that is assigned the first level 'itemize'

auto indenting

l brings you back to the first level, while i would expect a new line at the current one. I think this is a lyx weakness. Can we expect improvements on this side, in next releases? thank you -- Pol

Re: access privileges of new files

Matej Cepl wrote: > pol wrote: >> It appears LyX always creates new files with privileges -rw-r--r-- >> Is that a bug? > umask(1) is your friend. I am assuming umask is properly set, since it works as expected, when accessing files through terminal emulation. Should i

access privileges of new files

u for your help -- Pol

table cells alignment

Is it possible to set specific alignment to cells in the same column? This would be useful when some cells contain numbers, whereas others contain numbers. I remember it was possible too align cells to the decimal point, but i do not remember how to do; any hints? thanks --pol

Re: including pictures

Paul Smith wrote: > Then, just export your document as pdf. All pictures will be included > in the pdf file. Or are you thinking about the lyx file itself plus > the eps files? Yes, i would like to resume editing after the doc has been moved -- pol

Re: including pictures

Paul Smith wrote: > On 7/30/06, pol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Is it possible to include pictures into your lyx doc, so as you are able >> to move across directories or send to someone the whole lot easily? > > Could you please ask a more detailed question?

including pictures

Is it possible to include pictures into your lyx doc, so as you are able to move across directories or send to someone the whole lot easily? thank you -- pol

Re: paste & crash

Georg Baum wrote: > Pol, is that really 1.4.1 or some prereleae? Can you give a detailed > recipe to reproduce the crash? > Georg It is 1.4.1 Here are the build info: % /usr/local/bin/lyx -version~ LyX 1.4.1 of Tue, Apr 11, 2006 Built on Apr 16

page margins

Any hints to change margins or text length of a special page, overrinding the document global setting? thank you --pol

paste & crash

Pasting text from a character terminal into lyx TABLES crashes the editor (using lyx 1.4.1 - that is the same as in my previous message on popups) Anybody can confirm? thank you --pol

popups stopping lyx (latex export)

tarted. As a result, no latex export is produced, with non notification. I suspect it is a more general misbehaviour, certain popup windows blocking lyx. Can anybody confirm such behaviour? thank you pol

Re: LyX 1.4: "Comment" paragraph style missing?

Andreas Busch wrote: > However, I just discovered that the Comment paragraph style is missing > from the article (koma-script) document class. Is there a reason for > this, or did something go wrong in my installation? (I am running this > on Mac OS X). I have noticed that too - then i have dis

printing a two-column doc

I need to write a two column doc, printing only the upper half side of A4 paper. Is there a way to easlily split the document? An alternative way would be defining a special paper format, corresponding to half A4. Any hints? thank you -- pol

Re: [prerelease] LyX 1.4.0pre3 - math fonts

is it possible to have it in normal style? (i am using the bitstream Vera font) thank you -- pol

Re: drag-and-drop with non-ascii characters

issue, due to different font encodings --pol

drag-and-drop with non-ascii characters

sending to both discussion forums. thank you --pol

about NoteEdit

I have just come across the included mail, from the linux-audio-user mailing list. May be of interest to lyx users and developers. -- pol --- enc. [linux-audio-user] SCORE for UNIX/Linux ? Joerg Anders j.anders at informatik.tu-chemnitz.de Mon Jul 19 03:19:54 EDT 2004 On Fri, 16

lyx and gnuplot

I would like to pipe math expressions from LyX to gnuplot (or better to a graphic gnuplot front end, to adjust plotting parameters beforehand), so as to be able to plot them out, to study their behaviour while reading text. Has anybody already succeeded? thank you -- Pol

lyx compatibility with other w-processors

wondering if it would be worth considering to develop the filters openoffice <--> lyx kword <--> lyx (i have no idea of the difficulties of such work) Such convenient utilities would encourage people to use lyx. -- Pol

mangled labels in 1.2.1

Labels at equation lines are mangled using lyx 1.2.1 If labels are made by two or more items, they get collapsed in a single string, as the document is closed. Labels containig underscore, such as a_b, are added by extra braces. Many cross-references are lost. -- Paolo